Scribbles…
by Rodney Campbell on Jun.02, 2015, under Life, Photography
Sometimes it’s the details of mother nature which are most interesting. I typically shoot larger, grandiose landscapes. However sometimes, and I should definitely do this more often – I should focus on the details…
These scribbles, the wanderings of an insect cutting through the smooth skin of the aptly named scribbly gum tree.
Scribbles
NIKON D600 + 90.0 mm f/2.8 @ 90 mm, 1/3 sec at f/22, ISO 100
These zigzag tracks are tunnels made by the larvae of the scribbly gum moth and follow the insect’s life cycle. Eggs are laid between layers of old and new bark. The larvae burrow into the new bark and, as the old bark falls away, the trails are revealed. The diameters of the tunnels increase as the larvae grow, and the ends of the tracks are where the larvae stopped to pupate.
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